![]() It is well-known that bass and other lifelong resident fish “bioaccumulate” higher levels of toxins such as mercury during their lifespans, and eating trophy-sized specimens may be more dangerous than eating smaller or shorter-lived fish, or fish like salmon and steelhead and stocked trout that spent the majority of their lives elsewhere. They see size and numerical limits as protecting trophy fisheries many anglers enjoy, but human health also has been part of this discussion for years. “So ODFW is saying increase consumption while it is theoretically and potentially unhealthy.”Ĭlub members were among warmwater fishing advocates who unsuccessfully lobbied ODFW to put the brakes on removing limits of species like bass, walleye and catfish from the three water bodies. “Removing regulation restrictions encourages consumption,” Herb Doumitt of the Oregon Bass & Panfish Club told us in an emailed statement on the issue. It’s worth noting that the danger posed by mercury is especially high for developing fetuses and young children but can cause a host of health problems (detailed in the news release included below). There’s a strong argument to be made that removing all limits by one state agency (ODFW) encourages more consumption of the very fish that another state agency (OHA) says could pose serious health problems if eaten in certain quantities – quantities easily achieved by fishing in those awesome waterways. Interestingly, the April 19 advisory comes less than five months after the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wiped away all catch limits on bass (and some other species) took effect on the Columbia, John Day and Umpqua rivers – three of the best smallmouth bass fisheries anywhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is now advising anglers to avoid eating too many freshwater bass caught anywhere in the state, due to potentially toxic levels of exposure to mercury found in fish sampled from rivers and other water bodies across Oregon. ![]()
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